In
John's gospel it is related that the Jews who did not accept the teachings of Christ Jesus used many arguments to entrap him, hoping thereby to destroy his growing popularity.
What
song means to most men could scarcely have been portrayed more clearly than by a certain poet when he tells us that "the land of song" lies in the glorious world of God within us; while another speaks of song as "the speech of angels.
Christ Jesus'
teachings explicitly emphasize the need among men for firm and unchanging faith in God, the need to trust Him under all conditions, always and implicitly.
Christ Jesus
, as recorded in Luke's gospel, closed his parable, setting forth the sure rewards of the faithful student and the equally sure punishment of the unfaithful, with these significant words: "For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required.